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Feasability of Baseline cardIac investiGation in awake elepHants ( <i>Elephas mAximus</i> ) using tRansThoracic echocardiography: the BIG HEART study
2025-09-17
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<h4>Introduction</h4> Cardiovascular diseases are relatively common in elephants, but most cases are diagnosed only postmortem. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is widely used in domestic and captive animals, although its application in elephants has not yet been established. The aim of this pilot study was to determine the feasibility of performing TTE in Asian elephants ( Elephas maximus ), to develop a st...
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- 0c6e1536-9f5b-5fe3-9d35-32c5ead3ac83
- DOI
- 10.1101/2025.09.16.676569
